Platón Sánchez
Platón Sánchez is located in Veracruz
Platón Sánchez
Platón Sánchez
Location in Veracruz
Coordinates: 21°17′0″N 98°22′0″W / 21.28333°N 98.36667°W / 21.28333; -98.36667
Country Mexico
StateVeracruz
MunicipalityPlatón Sánchez
Town status1958
Government
  Municipal PresidentTeodoro Hernández Hernández (Conv.), 2008-10
Elevation
60 m (200 ft)
Population
 (2005)
  Total10,009

Platón Sánchez is a town (villa) in the Mexican state of Veracruz. It is located in the state's Huasteca Alta region. It serves as the municipal seat for the surrounding municipality of Platón Sánchez.

In the 2005 INEGI Census, the town reported a total population of 10,009.[1]

The town's name honours Rafael Platón Sánchez (18311867), a native of the area who fought in the Battle of Puebla of 5 May 1862 and later chaired the court martial that sentenced Emperor Maximilian and his generals Miguel Miramón and Tomás Mejía to death by firing squad in Santiago de Querétaro on 19 June 1867.

References

  1. "Platón Sánchez". Enciclopedia de los Municipios de México. Instituto Nacional para el Federalismo y el Desarrollo Municipal. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 4 November 2008.

21°17′N 98°22′W / 21.283°N 98.367°W / 21.283; -98.367


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